Veronica Cartwright
ActingAlso Known As
ورونیکا کارت رایت, ورونیکا کارترایت
Biography
Veronica Cartwright (born April 20, 1949) is a British-born American actress. She is known for appearing in science fiction and horror films, and has earned numerous accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Her younger sister is actress Angela Cartwright. As a child actress, Cartwright appeared in supporting roles in The Children's Hour and The Birds, the latter of which was her first commercial success. She made her transition into mainstream, mature roles with 1978's Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The following year, she played Lambert in the science-fiction horror film Alien, which earned her recognition and a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. She additionally appeared in the films The Right Stuff and The Witches of Eastwick which earned her praise, and in the 1990s, received three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, one of which was for her role on ER and two of which were for her role in The X-Files. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Movies
(83 total)
Alien
as Lambert
Scary Movie 2
as Mother
The Birds
as Cathy Brenner
The Invasion
as Wendy Lenk
The Witches of Eastwick
as Felicia Alden
Just Married
as Mrs. 'Pussy' McNerney (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Nancy Bellicec
The Right Stuff
as Betty Grissom
Flight of the Navigator
as Helen Freeman
Twisted
as Landlady
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Lillian
Kinsey
as Sara Kinsey
Money Talks
as Connie Cipriani
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
as Octavia Tarrant
In the Bedroom
as Minister on Television
The Children's Hour
as Rosalie Wells
Goin' South
as Hermine
Nightmares
as Claire Houston (segment "Night of the Rat")
Quicksilver Highway
as Myra
TV Shows
(55 total)
The Good Doctor
as Maxine Stanley
Grey's Anatomy
as Lydia Ashford
Supernatural
as Lily Sunder
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Virginia Kennison
Criminal Minds
as Flora Martin
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
as Fortune Teller
The X-Files
as Cassandra Spender
The Rookie
as Beatrice O'Malley
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Diane Chase
The Resident
as Celeste Crisforth
The Twilight Zone
as Anne (age 13)
ER
as Norma Houston
Revenge
as Judge Elizabeth Blackwell
Bosch
as Irene Saxon
Will & Grace
as Judith McFarland
Baywatch
as Mrs. Harris (uncredited)
Nip/Tuck
as Mother Mary Claire
Miami Vice
as Society Dame
Sliders
as The Flame (voice)
Boston Legal
as Judge Peggy Zeder